Try myfitnesspal app. It uses your personal information (weight, height, etc.) to come up with a personal calorie and exercise goal for you. If you decide to try it out, look me up :)

I have KP, so i did the Healthy Balance class. not sure what your health insurance plan is, but I did lose 18 lbs just on keeping portions smaller, doing increments of 50 situps, etc.. strength training with a resistance band, and of course walking, what i do every day... (I have dogs, so that is a definite given!)

Oh dear! Health insurance is such a headache - sorry you're dealing with that!

Do some research for "Low GI foods" - the lower the GI number the less the food will impact your blood sugar levels. I try to stay away from simple sugars and simple carbs; so no sugar in my coffee, or heavily processed white flour products. etc. I'm not diabetic but I am insulin resistant so I try to be mindful of these things.

Skinnytaste.com is a really great resource for lower calorie recipes! She even provides full week meal plans and grocery shopping lists. You may need to do a little bit of tweaking to make it a bit more diabetic friendly but its definitely one of my favorite resources to use because she gives you everything you need in one place.

Hi MrsPitrucha! I agree with Shaineeec, diabetes complicates dieting. Have you talked with you doctor to see what they may recommend?

I do a moderate carb diet; so carbs make up about 30% or my daily intake of 1600 calories, which ends up being around 120g/day - sometimes more sometimes less. I still eat everything I used to - I just watch portion sizes and if I have pasta for one meal, I make sure the other meal is more veggie centric. It's all about balance for me. I have not given anything up entirely. The website/app myfitnesspal makes all of this tracking easy for me and has helped me lose weight slowly but surely. I have not added much for exercise - weight loss is about 80% nutrition and 20% exercise so I plan to add that in once I feel a little more comfortable in my own skin - for now I walk the dog and try to just move more!

I honestly wouldn’t suggest a Keto diet if you HAVE diabetes (no offense Coryn). You’ll have an increased chance of throwing yourself into DKA/ kidney damage. Diabetes definitely complicates dieting... on top of everything else. Unfortunately, I don’t have a good diet for you but I’ll keep my ear out!